At the moment, there are two mainstream wearables: smartwatches and headphones. Smart glasses will be a third when display technology sufficiently advances. The Humane Ai Pin shows the path for a possible fourth wearable form factor, but it’s buried beneath questionable core design decisions and hubris.
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The “early access game” model is simple: release an unfinished game with the promise of further development in order to earn money and make a name for yourself. That model might work for game development, but it doesn’t work for physical products like the Rabbit R1 and Humane Ai Pin, even though companies seem to be brave – or dense – enough to try it.
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Ahead of the Ai Pin launching in the coming weeks, Humane is detailing more about the experience, including how it will have some basic Google Photos integration.
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I think the “Laser Ink” display is the most interesting part of Humane’s Ai – again, why is the ‘i’ lowercase – Pin, but it does look quite tedious to navigate.
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While I think the “Laser Ink Display” projector on the Humane Ai Pin is pretty cool and makes for a very interesting user experience, I do not think this product is anywhere close to replacing the smartphone.
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After years of teasing, Humane today fully unveiled its Ai Pin, a wearable camera with laser projector, for $699 and a $24 per month subscription to access cellular connectivity and other services.
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Ahead of tomorrow’s announcement, many details about the Humane Ai Pin have leaked out, including the price.
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Back in April, Humane demoed its combadge-esque wearable with a camera and screen projector. We now have a better look at the design of the Humane Ai Pin.
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After various teasers, Humane today finally revealed its product. Ex-Apple designer Imran Chaudhri demoed the combadge-like (in Star Trek parlance) device at the TED 2023 conference.
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After years of teasing, the secretive startup founded by ex-Apple employees in July released a more explicit preview of what it is building. Humane announced today that its “first offerings will be announced this spring” of 2023.
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At the start of this year, we reported how a secretive startup founded by ex-Apple employees looked to be creating an Android-powered AR wearable that features a laser-projected display. Humane this morning released a minute-long teaser film that might tease what that projection technology looks like.
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Google, Apple, Meta, and various other companies believe that AR smart glasses will be the next major form factor after the smartphone. Humane, a secretive startup founded by ex-Apple employees, looks to have a different approach that involves what is essentially an Android-powered wearable camera that uses lasers to project a screen on any surface, including the palm of your hand.
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